I read the original article on CFN, and came across Buckeye Commentary's article regarding it. Interesting, very interesting. For those thinking it might be a homer piece, I would say it's relatively unbiased, and though not a really thorough statistical breakdown, has some interesting nuggets to provide for some discussion in this dull down time until CFB starts all over again. http://www.buckeyecommentary.com/files/program-of-the-decade.html Note: He does mention that had there been some sort of value added for winning National championships, that LSU would likely move up (though they're still high on the list), my interpretation is that being the only team to win 2 BCS championships probably catapults them to #1 or #2.
:lol::lol: I'm a reds fan, that's hilarious!!!!! It was more about strength of schedule, and quality losses, so it was a little outside the scope, not of the question, but what he was trying to contribute to the conversation.
By not having any kind of value for the NC/Conference Championships, then Ohio State, Georgia, USC, West Virginia, BYU all had the same year at 11-2. Congrats to BYU. Hawaii and Kansas had the best year at 12-1, and LSU/Missouri just behind them at 12-2. Also, wouldn't the record of the teams they beat be a better indicator than the teams that beat them?
Question, did anyone actually read the link, or just reacting to my original post? the author clearly states that this is not meant to be a definitive bit of info, just a different perspective on the issue. it takes into consideration the team's win loss records, but for example, shows that while USC has some quality wins, that several of it's losses were against poor teams, and that this facet should be included in schedule rank (based on the win loss record of teams that they lost to) should be included in the discussion. EDIT: This article wasn't meant to replace the original piece, rather supplement it, so some of that material was already included in the original article.
i read it. any analysis that ends up with Boise that high doesnt pass the smell test. i cant put USC or OhioSt at #1 because they dont play enough top teams and they lost too many bcs games. LSU gets the nod because of 2 titles and an unblemished bcs record. id say lsu usc uga tx ohiost ou auburn uf
There's a couple years left in this decade, but I definitely think USC, Ohio St, LSU & OU are all very close. OU & Ohio St's BCS losses hurt their standing big time, IMO. USC's losses to inferior opponents hurt their standings. LSU's "down" years early in the decade hurt our standings as well as the fact that we have less conference championships than the other teams. What separates LSU is not only the hardware (which we're pretty lucky to have), but that we did it in the SEC against much tougher competition.
